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W. N. WHITELEY, W. BAYLEY & 0. E. PERRIGO.

GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER.

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GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER'.

No. 398,921t Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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GRAIN BNDING HARVESTER.

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W. N. WHITELEY. W. BAYLEY 8v 0. E. PERRIGO.

GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER.

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. GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER. l No. 398,921. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

UNTTEn STETEs PATENT lViLL'IM N. WHITICLEY, 'ILLIAM BAYLEY, ANI) OSCARE. PERHIGO, 'OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSTGORS TO SAID VVllQIZlAd TINTEIJcnam-BINDING HARVESTER.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,921, dated March 5,1889.

Application iled April l, 1886. Serial No. 197,436. (No model.)

To all 'trimm it muy #01m/2m Be ity known that we, WILLIAM N. Wurm- LEY,WILLIAM BAYLEY, and Oscar. E. PER- RIGO, citizens of the United States,residing' at Springfield, in the countiAv of Clark and State ot' Ohio,hare invcntedceriain new and useful Improvements iu Grain-Binders; andwe do hereby declare that the following is such a Inll, clear, and exactdei cfiption of the saine as to enable any person skilled in the art twhich our invention pertains to construct and operate the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspeciiication.

Our invention relates, in general terms, to that class of automaticgrain-bi ndingharvesters wherein the grain is bound between thegrain-platform and the main driving-wheel;

and it consists in the construction and arl rangement of the variousparts composing the mechanism for elevating, lgiinding, and ldischargingthe cut grain, and in the devices provided for driving the same, ashereinafter more particularly described and pointed out.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of our machine as awhole. Fi g. is a front elevziition, Fig. is a rear elevation, and Fig.i is a transverse section, of the machine, the grain-platform, reel,te., being omitted. Fig. 5 is an enlarged View of the trip or sctoffdevice for throwing the binding meehanism into and out of gear. Fig. G ascctional plan o'l the packer-shaft and its appendages. Fig. '7 is aperspective View of the startenpawl, and Fig. 8 is a longitudinalseetion of a modification of the elevator-belts and parts et the bindingdevice.

Several parts not necessar)v to the proper understamling of the machineare omitted in oneor more views to avoid needless complications.

Similarletters refer iolike paris in the severa-l Views.

A A is the main trame el' the machine, lo which the main wheel i3 isjournaled in the usual' manner. to it the bevel-wheel B2, which engagesthe bevel-pinion Bi on the eounter-shaft o, upon the outer or rear endoi' which is l'ixed the spur-gear B", engaging the spur-pinon Bf on thecrank-shaft h2, upon the opposite or front The main wheel l has fixed lend of which is fixed the ily-wheel B, from lt'heitixed wrist-pin ZP'oi" which extends the pitman o* to the cutter-bar b5, shown, and asusuali;-v arranged.

Formed upon the spur gear-wheel B", cast l in one piece with it orsecured to it or to the l Counter-shaft l1, is the sprocket-wheel C,from l which power is lu'ansmiitei'l by the chain c C t0 thesprocket-wheel for driving the elerating, binding, and dischargingmechanism, i, to the sprocket-wheel C for driving the platform orconvener-belt, and tothe sprocketwheel C" for driving the reel. The reelD D l is operated through the medium of the shaft l of, bevel-gears c3and if, sprocket-wheels C, C, CT, and CS, and chains c and ci, and isprog vided with the adjusting-lever ci and its appen (leges, allarranged in the usual manner.

A`l A3 A* A5 A A Ag are the parts composing the upper fra-me, which isattached to and forms a part of the main frame A A, and incloses andsupports the elevating, liinding, and discharging mechanism, as well asfurnishes the support for the reel D, while upon the seat-board AS isfixed the drivers seat Z, all in the usual manner.

The platform E and its appendages are construct-ed' as usual, iixed tothe main frame, and supported at the grain end by the usual grain-wheel,E2, attached as ma y be most con- Veniet.

The elevating, binding, and discharging mechanism is supported by a'frame-work composed of the side boards, F F, cross-barF2 F3,deck-supports F, brace F5, middle rails, F, breast-plate FT, andframe-plates FS. This frame is supported within the upper portion of themain frame as Vfollows: Fixed to the sill A ot the main trame is the gaspipe or tube f, upon which rest the friction-wheels f2 f2, pivoied tobrackets fixed to the side boards, F F. Fixed to the frame-plates F" isthe gas-pipef, iis ends projecting forward and back,a11d sliding looselythrough the boxes fAl f1", fixed 1o the posts Jb and Af. Fixed to theouter sill of the main `frame. is the upwardlyprojecting bracket u,harin g pivoted in it the i'rietionwheel a?, upon which rests the giri;60". fixed to the under side ol' the discharge-deck O, which is keptfrom rising out of place by a portion ot the bracket rl being loopedover I the well-known plan described in Letters Pat- V6) is driven bythe chain c, passing over the ICI the girt a. The adjustment of thebinding mechanism in its relation to the cutting mechanism, to suit theVarying lengths of g1 ain, is thus secured, and is controlled by thecranklever d, shaft cl2, and pinion (Z3, engaging the rack d"xed to thegas-pipe f3 in the usual manner.

The elevatorbclts V V2 are constrnctedas usual, except that the upperone extends only about half the usual distance up the incline, and thatthe belts are divided-'ll c., each com'- posed of two belts runningparallel to each other and far enough apart to admit of the freeoperation of the binding mechanism between them, as shown in Fig. 1.rlhe belts are driven by the rollers V3 V" and pass over the upperrollers, V5 Vj.

The binding mechanism is constructed upon ent No. 212,420, granted toJohn F. Appleby February. 18, 1879, modified to suit the requirements ofthis form of constructing and arranging the machine-to wit, binding thegrain between the platform and the main driving-wheel. v

The binder-frame Q is fixed to the side board, F, and carries theknetter-shaft q, binder sprocket-wheel K, tyer-wheel W2, and knotter LThe packer-shaft G (shown in detail in Fig.

sprocket-wheel C2, through which it passes and is permitted to slidefreely, but is kept from turning thereon by the spline g, traveling inthe slot g2 of the packer-shaft, as usual. The shaft is supported in thebinding mechanism by passing through the frameplates FS F8, betweenwhich the shaft has forlned upon it two packer-cranks, g3 g3, to whichare pivoted the lower ends of the packers G2 G2. The packers aresuspended and kept in their proper paths by the links g4 g4, pivoted atone .end to the packers near their center and at the other to theframeplates F8. The packer-shaft G, rotating in i the direction of thearrow, moves the packers i alt ernately upward bctw( en theelevator-belts, g forcing the grain against the compressor l-l', andreturning beneath the lower elevatonbelt, the points of the packersfollowing, in direction of the arro'w, the dotted li nes, as shown inFig'. 4. By this method of constructing and arranging the packers twoimportant results are accomplished over the usual form, viz: First, thepacker has a much longer and more direct throw against the grain, itsascent being a long, gradual, upward sweep, while it withdraws itselffreely from the grain, with i no shearing motion, and travels quicklyback to its first point in the most practically direct line; second, byso constructing and hanging t the packers they occupy much less spacelonl gitudinally, and the main driving-wheel may I therefore be set muchnearer the grain-plati form and a more proper balance of the machinesecured.

The needleearm J is fixed upon the shaft j, which passes through to thefront of the machine, where it has the arm j? fixed to it, by which itisoperated by the pitman js, connecting at its upper end with thecrank-wrist of the binder sprocket-wheel K in the usual manner. Theneedle-arm J is composed of three partsrpivoted to each other-ai. e.,the needle-arm J proper, the curved back piece, J 3, and the .link J4.The back piece, J 3, has one end pivoted to the needle-arm proper andthe other to the link J4, whose opposite end is pivoted to some lixedpoint of the binderframe. By this arrangement, when the needle-arm J isthrown up to encircle the gavel, the link J 4, swinging upon its fixedpivot, carries the end of the back piece, J 3, which is pivoted to it,into such a position that it shall form an arc of a circle inprolongation with the arc formed by the back of the needle-arm, from itspoint to the pivot of the back piece, J3, by which construction theneedle-arm is practically as useful as the usual form,while it occupiesonlyabout two-thirds of the space longitudinally that is usuallyrequired, and the main driving-wheel can be set that distance closer tothe grain-platform. The operations of the needle-arm in its functions ofencircling the gavel, carrying the bindingcord, presenting it to theknotting device, &c., are all performed in the usual manner.

The compressor H is pivoted at its lower end to a projection on theneedle-arm J, while its upper end is supported by the link" H2,connecting it with the arm H3, iixed upon the compressor-shaft 7L, whichpasses through to thefront of the machine, where it has fixed to it thearm Il, operated by the spring connecting-rod 7b2 and cam-lever 71.3,whose friction-roller works in a cam-track formed upon the bindersprocket-wheel K in the usual man-` ner, with the exception that as thearm j? must be forced downward in the act of binding, instead of beingdrawn upward, (owing to the changed location of the binding device) thecam-track is formed accordingly.

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Upon the front end of the packer-shaft G I packer-shaft G, is thecontinuously-revolving head L3, having the friction-rollersl Z pivotedat each end thereof. Uponl the dog L2 is formed a projection, Z2, which,when the dog is in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5, isengaged by one of the friction-rollers Z Z, whereby the sprocket-wheel Lis rotated. The dog L2 is held in the position shown in the drawings bya projection, l, coming in contact with the end of the tripping-lover M,which pivoted to the bracket M2, fixed to the side board, F. Vhen thebinding mechanism is at rest, the tripping-lever M is held down by thespiral spring ym, which is confined upon the bent rod ongby a thumbnut,ym3, the upper end ol the rod 'mi2 beine; pivoied to the tripping-leverM, which now rests on the projecting` curved point of the bracket MQ.The pawlor dog L2 is held in contact with the tripping-lever M by meansof the spring Z3, fixed to the sprocket-wheel L. Upon the crank-arm j2(by which the needlevarm is actuated) is a project-ion nearly at rightangles, to which is pivoted the connecting-rod M3, whose lower end ispivoted to the starting-lever M. Formed upon the trip-rod M3, near itsupper end, is a curved projection, mt

N is t-he trip-arm, fixed to the trip-shaft n near the center of thebinder and immediately under the knetter W. The trip-shaft 'n runsthrough to the front oi the machine, where it has fixed to it the curvedarm N2, in the end of which is a set-screw, n2, whose point rests underthe curved projection ymi on the triprod M3.

The mechanism for starting the binder just described is substantiallythat usually employed; but the arrangement of the, several parts is moreparticularly referred to, as their disposition differs from that usuallyresorted to, and their operation is as follows, viz: The grain is packedupon the trip-lever N and against the compressor H by the packers G2 i2until its weight forces down the trip-lever N to the position shown bydotted lines, Fig. 5, and raises the curved ar-m N2, whose setscrew n?elevates the trip-rod M3 and startinglever M far enough to release thedog L?, which is.immediately forced to the position shown by dottedlines by the spring Z3, thus throwing 'the projection i? far enoughoutward to catch one oi' the friction-rollers Non its way around, andthus set in motion the sprocket-wheel L, l'rom which the chain` L' runsover the binder sprocket-wheel K and ejector sprocket-wheel P, each ot'which makes one revolution to each bundle bound. pon the bindingmechanism being` started, as just described, the arm [2 swings over tothe position shown by dotted upper end to the projection on the arm f2,and

when this arm is swung` over to the position shown by dotted lines theconnecting-rod M3 raises the starting-lever tothe position shown bydotted lines and holds it in that position until the needle-arm hasperformed its work `to be bound.

and falls back, when the trip-lever M is allowed to drop down to itsoriginal position, the end catching the upwardly-projecting portion ofthe dog L?, throwing it into the position shown, and releasing theprojection Z2 from Contact with thc friction-roller l, which nowrevolves around outside of it while the binding' mechanism stops. Thepacker-shaft continues to revolve and the packers to pack the grain uponthe trip-lever and against the compressor for the next bundle. The sizeof the bundles is regulated by the set-screw n2, as usual.

Journaled in the supports F is the ejectorshaft p, having the ejectorsprocket-wheel P fixed to its front end. The ejector-shaft p runsthrough to near the center of the binder, where it has xed to it theejector-crank p2. Pivoted on one of the supports F is thefriction-roller r, which is fitted to a curved slot in the ejector R,whose lower end is pivoted t) the ej ector-crank p2. The ejectorsprocketwheel P, being the saine diameter as the binder sprocket-wheel Kand driven by the saine chain, necessarily makesonerevolution to eachbundle bound, In the drawings the ejector is shown in its position whenat rest-il e., while thcpackers are at work accumulating a gavel when agavel has been formed and the trip-lever has started the-bindingmechanism, the ej ector-crank p2 rotates in direction of the arrow andcauses the point of the ejector to slowly travel alongl the dotted linefrom S to S2 during the interval of the movement ofthe needle-arm whileencircling the gavcl and wh ile the knotter is 'forming the knot, atwhich movement the point a; ol the cam-track on the bindersprocket-wheel K has arrived at the friction-roller r2 ol' the cam-leverh3, the cani raises thespring-rod YF and arm ll", the compressor-shaftli rocks. carrying` with it the arm lli, and b v means oi" the link H2throws down the compressor ll and releases the bound bundle. At the sametime the ej eetor commences its upward n'uiwement, and as the leveragefrom the pin ofr the crank p2 and friction-roller r is very much reducedthe motion of the ejector correspondingly accelerated and travels fromS2 to Sfi quiekljf, carrying` with it the bound bundle, which isforcibly snatched away from its position, separated from the unboundgrain, and thrown out upon the ground, the deflect-or T2 preventing thebundle from rising off the point of the ejector. At this moment, thedist-ance from the pin of the crank p2 and friction-roller r becomingmuch increased, the ejector returns without shock to its originalposition, with the point resting at S.

Instead of discharging the bundles upon the ground, as justdescribed,thej7 maybe received in a bundle-carrier, as shown in Fig. l.This device consists of a rock-shaft, t, pivoted in the supports F4, andhaving the arm t2 fixed to one end thereof, while it is provid ed withcurved fingers T T, 'lined at suitable inlOO lIO

tervals for receiving' and retaining several bundles. It is held in theposition shown by the rod t3, pivoted to the arm t2, and terminating ina handle in reach of the driver. This rod t3 has formed in it two loops,u, (only one of which is shown,) which are engaged by a pin in the postA2. Vhen a'sufcient number of bundles have been collected in thebundle-carrier, the rod t3 is released from the pin in the post A2 andthe load dumped by the turning of the shaft if and consequent droppingof the fingers T T.

In practice it has been found that sometimes the grain may be verysparse over the held and may be turned endwise, in which event it isscattered loosely over the conveying and elevating mechanism, andtherefore to move the grain successfully there must be a moving surfaceupon which the grain is carried forward and upward in order tofacilitate its elevation and accumulation for binding. Therefore weemploy a conveying-belt, and also elevating-belts--in this case twobelts-one on each side of the cord-carrying or needle arm, for the grainto rest upon, While above the grain two similar belts are arranged tostill further insure the proper elevation of the grain and its deliveryto the packers. By this means we are enabled to convey the grainperfectly, in whatever position it maybe presented, to theelevator-belts and to securely deliver it to the binding mechanism,where it is compacted preparatory to being encircled by the band, theband knotted, the cord severed, and thefbundle discharged by themechanism herein described.

The elevator-belts V V2 may be constructed as herein described, thelower belt, V2, taking the place of the usual stationary bindin g-deck,

or it may only reach to the needle-arm shaft J; or the partsV may bearranged as shown in Fig. 8. In this case a shaft, v717, is pivoted inthe side boards, F `F, and fixed to said shaft are fingers H7.- Upon thefront end of the shaft hl may be an arm, to which may be pivoted a rodconnecting it with the binding mechanism in such a manner that as soonas the binding mechanism is set oft' or started the shaft f may rotateslightly, raising the ingers HT to the position shown by dotted lines,thus raising the accumulated bundle clear from the elevating-belt V2, inorder that the movement of the same may not disturb the free andeffectual operation of the binding mechanism. lAfter the bundle is boundt-he fingers Il2 may again drop out of the way until another sheaf isaccumulated.

We are aware that it is old to bind grain over an intermittingly-movingcarrier, which carrier is, however, during the binding operation atrest. We are also aware that it is old to employ a feed mechanism whichgives to the cut grain a step-by-step movement while a sewing deviceunites it into a sort of gavel. Such earlier devices we disclaim, butbelieve ourselves to be the'irst to dispense with a binding-deck whichis stationary during the operation of the binding mechanism, and to binddirectly upon the moving elevating-belts.

Having thus fully described our invention, its construction andoperation, and without wishing to be understood as restricting ourclaims to invention to the precise forms, proportions, or arrangement ofthe parts, or to the particular device herein described, or to anydevices not essential to the principle of construction and mode ofoperation of the improvements made by us and herein described, what weclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-'- 1. In aself-binding harvester, the combination of a continuously-movinggrain-carrier, a bundle-forming mechanism, a needle-arm operated frombeneath, and a knotter mechanism situated over said grain-carrier andbinding the grain while resting thereon. Y

2. In a grain-binding harvester wherein the binding mechanism issituated between the grain-platform and the drive-wheel, the combinationof the inclined continuously-moving elevating-belt, which carries thegrain over the drive-wheel, and a knotter mechanism situated over saidbelt, which binds the grain while resting on said Amoving belt.

3. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination of acontinuously-moving elevatingbelt divided substantially centrally and abinding mechanism situated over said belt and adapted to bind the graininto bundles while resting on said belt, parts of said binding mechanismoperating` through the space between the parts of said divided belt.

4. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination of acontinuously-moving lower elevating-belt divided substantiallycentrally, an upper elevating-belt moving in proximity to said lowerbelt, and also divided substantially centrally, and a binding mechanismwhich binds the grain into bundles while resting on said lower belt,parts of said binding mechanism operating in the space between the partsof said divided belts.

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5. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination of a divided lowerelevating-belt, a binding mechanism situated between the edges oftheadjacent parts of the belt, and having parts thereof operating in thespace between the parts of said divided belt, and an upper elevator-belttraveling in. proximity -to the lower belt and terminating near thewhereby when the needle is in operation the 1o trippingdever is 'freefrom deg L2, regardless of the position of the trpmrm, as sel; forth.

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